Fishing pole attachment



Aug. 26, 1952 A FISHING POLE ATTACHMENT E. PETERSQN Filed Jan. 5, 1948 Patented Aug. 26, 14952 l My invention relates` toimprovements l in. fishingtackle and, morepa-rticularly, to novel means for` attaching afishing tackle-assembly to the outer end portion of a pole.

It is well known that resorts and camps at fishing grounds, as a general rule, carry a line of iishing poles that they either rent or sell to their guests or permit them to use, and my fishing tackle assembly is very quickly and easily applied to the same.

The object of this invention is to eliminate the necessity of carrying a pole, such as a bamboo pole, on a fishing trip by providing novel means for attaching a fishing tackle assembly to the outer end portion of a pole. The fishing tackle assembly may be carried in a pocket, a tackle box or the like and attached to a pole upon reaching the lake, the river, or the stream where the shing is to be done.

To the above end, generally stated, the invention consists of the novel devices and combination of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claim.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the attachment applied to the outer end portion of a pole, fragmentarily shown, and carrying a shing tackle assembly;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the attachment, on an enlarged scale, removed from the pole and having the shing tackle assembly detached therefrom;

Fig. 3 is a view principally in longitudinal central section taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail view partly in plan and partly in horizontal section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, on the same scale as Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a detail view partly in elevation and partly in section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1, on the same scale as Fig. 2; and

Fig. 6 is a detail view partly in elevation and partly in section taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 3.

The numeral 1 indicates a pole, the intermedi'- ate portion of which is broken away.

The pole attachment 8 may be made of any suitable light material such as a plastic or aluminum. This attachment 8 is in the form of a long and relatively narrow channel structure, the rear and major end portion of which affords a seat 9 for the outer end portion of the pole 1.

A clamp I9 is provided for rigidly and detachably securing the attachment 8 to the pole 1 and,

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Application ,January 5, 194s; seri-arm.- 55ol 'A rgoiami: (C1. isfzsl/ of the side flanges I5 and a hole I3 in the bottom of the seat 9, substantially at the longitudinal center thereof. The lower end portion of the stem Il is screw-threaded and a wing-nut I4 is applied thereto and impinges the bottomv of the seat 9 as a base of resistance. When the clamp I9 is in an operative position, its jaw I2 extends transversely over the pole 1 and clamps the same in the seat 9 by tightening the wing-nut I4. In the seat 9, at the inner end thereof, is a stop I5 that limits endwise movement of the pole 1 into said seat.

Forwardly of the stop I5, the side flanges I6 of the attachment 8 are materially increased in height to afford a pair of bearings I1. A spool I8, between the bearings I1, is mounted on an arbor I9 journaled in said bearings. On one ofthe arbors I9 is a crank 20 lby which the spool I8 may be turned. A counterweight 2| is applied to the arbor I9 to balance the crank 20. The bearings I1, above the spool I8, are connected by a at cross-tie member 22 having an elongated passageway 23 fora shing line wound on the spool A fishing tackle assembly 24 for the attachment 8 includes a iishing line 25 extending through the passageway 23 and having one of its l end portions wound on the spool I8. A hook 25 is attached to a leader 21 by a safety pin 28. This leader 21 is attached by a swivel 29 to the outer end of the fishing line 25. On the fishing line, above the swivel 29, is a sinker 30 and above said sinker is a cork float 3|.

A stop 32 is provided for the crank 20 to prevent rotation of the spool I8 by outward pull on the shing line 25. This stop 32 is in the form of an elongated plate 33 having on one of its ends an outturned lug 34. The plate 33 is adjustably secured to one of the channel flanges I6 by a' pair of screw-threaded studs 35 anchored in said ange and extending outwardly through a long slot 36 in said plate. Thumb-nuts 31 on the stud 35 are provided for frictionally clamping the plate 33 onto the respective channel flange I6. By moving the stop 32 forwardly, its lug 34 may be positioned to be engaged by the crank 20 and thereby hold the spool I8 from turning.

The above described pole attachment 8, while especially intended to be attached to the outer end of a pole, may simply be held by hand while ilshing over the side of a boat or from a dock.

Obviously, the pole attachment 8 and the conof anev upright: round@ stem I I havingonritsgupper end aehorizontalfjaw I2'. Thisstem-I I- extendsthroughf amecessininefI 3 nected fishing tackle, when not in use, may be assembled in compact form in which it is easily carried or stored in a compact space.

From what has been said, it will be understood that the invention described is capable of modifications as to details of construction and arrangement within the scope of the invention herein disclosed and claimed.

` What I claim is:

In an attachment of the class described, a long narrow body having at one end portion a pair of upstanding side flanges and at its other end portions a pair of upstanding bearings, a web con,l

necting the anges at their inner ends, a crosstie bar connecting the bearings at their tops, a

crank-equipped spool journaled on the bearings' and having one end portion cfa fishline wound thereon and at its other end portion extending through an aperture in the crosstie bar, a clamp in the form of an inverted L, the upright section of which extends into a recess in the inner side of one of -the anges and through a hole in the body, a wing-nut screw-threaded on the lower end porv Number 4 tion of the clanip and impinging the under side of the body, and a fish pole extending at its outer end portion longitudinally between the flanges with its outer end against the web as a stop, said clamp holding the pole on the body and against the opposite ange.

ALFRED E. PETERSON.

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